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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 12,625 (2023-2024)
Schools: 21 (2023-2024)
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Wayzata Public Schools is a school district in Minnesota (Hennepin County). During the 2024 school year, 12,625 students attended one of the district's 21 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Wayzata Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sheila Prior2027
Paras Bhende20232027
Valentina Eyres20232027
Dan Ginestra20232027
Heidi Kader2025
Milind Sohoni2025
Sarah Johansen20132025

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School board meetings

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $15,170,000 $1,262 7%
Local: $101,254,000 $8,425 45%
State: $110,810,000 $9,220 49%
Total: $227,234,000 $18,908
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $213,353,000 $17,752
Total Current Expenditures: $174,328,000 $14,505
Instructional Expenditures: $108,581,000 $9,034 51%
Student and Staff Support: $20,482,000 $1,704 10%
Administration: $14,060,000 $1,169 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $31,205,000 $2,596 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,473,000 $1,620
Construction: $12,227,000 $1,017
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $11,107,000 $924
Interest on Debt: $6,527,000 $543


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 78 90 37 60 <50 80 80
2020-2021 75 89 33 50-54 <50 75-79 76
2018-2019 79 91 36 60-64 PS 72 82
2017-2018 81 92 40 60-64 PS 75 83
2016-2017 80 93 38 55-59 PS 73 83
2015-2016 82 94 47 55-59 <50 80-84 85
2014-2015 83 94 44 60-64 <50 75-79 86
2013-2014 81 94 42 60-64 PS 75-79 84
2012-2013 81 95 44 55-59 PS 70-74 84
2011-2012 84 94 46 65-69 >=50 60-69 87
2010-2011 76 90 40 50-54 <50 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 77 86 48 63 <50 78 78
2020-2021 78 87 44 60-64 <50 79 79
2018-2019 81 89 44 70-74 PS 78 83
2017-2018 80 89 49 65-69 PS 76 82
2016-2017 81 89 48 60-64 PS 79 84
2015-2016 79 89 48 60-64 >=50 75-79 81
2014-2015 80 89 47 60-64 PS 75-79 83
2013-2014 80 91 43 65-69 >=50 75-79 83
2012-2013 78 87 45 60-64 PS 70-74 81
2011-2012 91 96 65 80-84 >=50 70-79 93
2010-2011 90 94 63 80-84 60-79 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 95 >=95 >=90 80-89 PS >=90 95
2020-2021 96 >=95 >=90 >=90 PS >=90 96
2019-2020 97 >=95 >=90 >=90 >=80 97
2018-2019 96 >=95 >=90 >=80 >=90 96
2017-2018 97 >=95 >=90 >=90 >=90 97
2016-2017 95 >=95 85-89 80-89 >=90 96
2015-2016 96 >=95 80-89 >=80 PS 97
2014-2015 95 >=95 80-84 >=80 PS 97
2013-2014 95 >=95 80-84 >=80 PS 96
2012-2013 91 90-94 80-84 80-89 PS 93
2011-2012 88 85-89 60-64 >=80 PS 91
2010-2011 90 90-94 50-59 >=80 PS 93


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 12,625 2.4
2022-2023 12,318 2.4
2021-2022 12,018 0.0
2020-2021 12,013 -1.6
2019-2020 12,207 2.1
2018-2019 11,948 2.0
2017-2018 11,706 2.9
2016-2017 11,370 3.6
2015-2016 10,958 0.8
2014-2015 10,875 0.8
2013-2014 10,791 0.1
2012-2013 10,785 1.2
2011-2012 10,654 0.5
2010-2011 10,601 1.0
2009-2010 10,494 1.9
2008-2009 10,299 2.2
2007-2008 10,075 0.9
2006-2007 9,989 1.4
2005-2006 9,846 1.6
2004-2005 9,693 -0.3
2003-2004 9,718 1.9
2002-2003 9,534 1.0
2001-2002 9,441 1.3
2000-2001 9,317 1.6
1999-2000 9,166 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wayzata Public Schools (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 21.7 7.1
Black 8.9 11.8
Hispanic 5.3 11.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.2 6.4
White 57.7 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Wayzata Public Schools had 724.11 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 17.00
Kindergarten: 40.69
Elementary: 341.41
Secondary: 277.83
Total: 724.11

Wayzata Public Schools employed 31.00 district administrators and 34.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 31.00
District Administrative Support: 19.80
School Administrators: 34.00
School Administrative Support: 47.85
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 136.76
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 37.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 19.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 10.49
Student Support Services: 248.14
Other Support Services: 163.25


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Wayzata Public Schools operates 21 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alternative Programs Summer Session010-12
Birchview Elementary452KG-5
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)106-8
Early Childhood Special Education197PK-PK
East Middle Alternative (Emap)06-8
Gleason Lake Elementary589KG-5
Greenwood Elementary805KG-5
Is The Alternative Program (Tap)09-12
Kimberly Lane Elementary531KG-5
Meadow Ridge Elementary School757KG-5
North Woods Elementary School809PK-5
Oakwood Elementary449KG-5
Plymouth Creek Elementary657KG-5
Sunset Hill Elementary705KG-5
The Alternative Program (Tap)1609-12
Wayzata Central Middle1,5346-8
Wayzata East Middle6726-8
Wayzata High3,5489-12
Wayzata Online09-12
Wayzata Transition School3612-12
Wayzata West Middle7146-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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